Welcome to the 2020 workingmums.co.uk survey

We really want to hear from working mums about their experiences, particularly if their experience of balancing family and work and if these match to the expectations they had before having children.

The survey should take no more than 5 minutes and your responses can help shape the policies of organisations across the UK to make changes to the way they manage workers to take into account the different priorities and challenges faced by working mothers. 

All completed surveys will be entered into our free prize draw to win £100 worth of Amazon vouchers - simply ensure you complete your contact details at the end if you wish to enter.

The results of our survey will be published on our websites in due course, and may be released via the media although no personal reference to any individual response will be made, nor will any individuals be identified without express permission in advance. We will only contact you if you have granted us permission at the end of this survey.

Thank you in advance for your time.

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* 1. Thinking of your current/most recent job, what is your career level?

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* 2. How many years work experience do you have?

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* 3. Thinking of your job function, as opposed to the sector you work in, which of the following most closely matches what you do? For example, you may work in the banking sector, but in marketing so you would choose marketing.

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* 4. Are you employed, self employed, or not currently working?

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* 5. For those of you currently working, how do you mainly work? Please tick all that apply. 

If you are not currently working please skip to the next question. 

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* 6. Who was your main carer when you were growing up?

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* 7. Did your main carer also work during your childhood?

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* 8. Did you fully understand the challenges of being a working parents before you had children?

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* 9. Did you have concerns about how having children could affect your career path before you had children?

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* 10. If yes, why were you concerned?

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* 11. Before you had children, would you say you were sympathetic towards working parents you worked with?

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* 12. If you have had a baby since April 2015, have you taken Shared Parental Leave (SPL)?

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* 13. If you have ever taken time out for caring, for example maternity leave or a career break to care for a relative - has your employer been supportive on your return?

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* 14. Do you think there is too much pressure on women, both at home and at work?

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* 15. What do you think would help alleviate pressure on women?

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* 16. Have you ever had a formal request for flexible working turned down?

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* 17. If yes, did you have to leave your job as a result?

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* 18. Have you had flexible working which has then been taken away?

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* 19. If yes, did you have to leave your job as a result?

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* 20. Have you turned down a job because it was not flexible enough, or not flexible enough for you?

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* 21. Do you aspire to senior leadership?

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* 22. Do you have a mentor?

A mentor helps encourage you to plan your career, go for new jobs, etc.

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* 23. Do you have a sponsor?

Sponsors actively advocate for you, for example, tell senior managers that you would be great for a particular job.

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* 24. If you do have either a mentor or a sponsor at work, are these helpful?

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* 25. If you have a partner, do you share housework equally?

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* 26. If you have a partner, do you share childcare equally?

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* 27. Have you considered changing profession since having children?

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* 28. Have you retrained recently?

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* 29. Have you considered setting up your own business? 

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* 30. Have you ever suffered from mental illness or related issues, such as anxiety, stress, depression since having children?

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* 31. If yes, have you ever had to take time off from work as a result?

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* 32. Has your career progressed since having children?

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* 33. Has your partner, if you have one, progressed their career since having kids?

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* 34. Have your earnings fallen since becoming a parent?

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* 35. Does your partner, if you have one, work part time?

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* 36. Does your partner, if you have one, work flexibly, for example some home working or flexi hours?

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* 37. Is a lack of flexible new jobs keeping you in your current job?

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* 38. Have you ever experienced sexual harassment at work?

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* 39. If yes, what did you do?

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* 40. If yes, do you feel you got support from colleagues?

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* 41. If you have never experienced sexual harassment at work, what do you think you would do if you did experience it?

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* 42. Do you think you are paid less than men doing a similar job in your workplace?

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* 43. Have you experienced sexual discrimination at work?

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* 44. Are you a member of an employee network group at work?

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* 45. If you are a member of an employee networking group, do you find it helpful?

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* 46. Is your workplace supportive of dads - for example do they offer good paternity leave, flexible working etc?

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* 47. Which of the following age bracket do you fall into?

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* 48. How many children do you have?

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* 49. What are your children's ages? Please tick each range that applies.

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* 50. Do you have stepchildren?

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* 51. What is your current status from the following?

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* 52. Would you be willing to act as a case study with workingmums.co.uk? This means that we might contact you to ask you about your specific work situation at a later date. If yes, please ensure you complete your contact details at the end of the survey. We would only put you forward as a case study by seeking your agreement first.

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* 53. In which region do you live?

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* 54. In order that we can enter you into the prize draw to win £100 of Amazon vouchers, or contact you regarding being a case study, please complete your contact details below. Your details will not be passed to any third party. If you have never registered with any of our brands before, we will not add your details to our mailing list if you enter them here.

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